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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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